Busdriver
L.A. rapper Busdriver rose from the fertile ground centered around the Goodlife Cafe, a scene that helped spawn the careers of Pharcyde, Jurassic 5, the Freestyle Fellowship and many more. Once memorably described by The Independent as sounding “like some street crazy,” Busdriver’s freewheeling rants contain poetic turns that have this maverick rhymer running ‘round the country giving lyrical lessons and dispensing wisdom—like “innocent girls who look like they used to star in amateur porn—one financial disaster, an exotic dancer is born.” In a genre-defying move this year, Busdriver toured with Deerhoof and gave a performance that was said to be a highlight of Coachella’s Music Festival. Making a similarly odd combo are current tourmates Daedalus and Antimc, two experimental artists also from La-La Land. This show should be quite the melting pot of jazz, psychedelia and hip-hop, at Soundlab on Wednesday (Nov. 14), 9pm.
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